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Now is the best time to support a better internet where privacy is the default — and save some money! This Black Friday, we’re offering up to 40% off our Mail and Unlimited plans. See all offers This has been a challenging year for many people, and

In October 2022, Proton developed its own OpenPGP certificate authority (CA), ProtonCA, and began signing encryption keys to guarantee that they belong to a specific account. This allows OpenPGP users to trust other users’ PGP keys and makes sending

When it comes to privacy and security, defining a threat model is important because no single technology can be 100% effective. Staying safe requires understanding the threats you face and the limitations of the technology you use. HOW PROTON DRIVE

Although Proton’s mission has always revolved around privacy, we’ve also spent a lot of time pushing for a more level playing field online. This isn’t by accident. The future of privacy depends on society’s ability to adopt an alternative vision of t

TikTok’s in-app browser can track every button or link you tap and every keystroke you type, according to an iOS Privacy review article from tech privacy researcher Felix Krause. This goes beyond the standard data collection we’ve sadly come to expec

Updated October 10, 2022 The Proton community trusts us to keep their information secure and private, and we take this trust seriously. That is why we are excited to announce that we will continue working with Bug Bounty Switzerland as part of our b

For this year’s Cybersecurity Month, we want to share tips on how you can make sure you’ve secured your personal information using Proton.  When you choose Proton, you’re entrusting us with your personal information. We take this responsibility seri

From job applications to business contracts, we use email to send and receive sensitive documents on a daily basis. However, email has certain vulnerabilities, like any technology. If you receive emails, you need to make sure they’re genuine and not

Outlook’s emails use standard encryption out of the box. Learn how to use enhanced encryption to send more secure messages and the best Outlook alternative if you’re looking for genuine privacy. Like most free email providers, Outlook can’t guarante

On October 28, 2021, Facebook announced the rebranding of its parent company from Facebook to Meta. Since then, the term “metaverse” has been a hot topic of discussion.  From facial expressions to biometric data, the metaverse has the potential to c

DNA companies are using, sharing, and profiting from millions of people’s genetic data in ways they can’t always control. Genetic testing companies have become very popular in the last decade as people seek to find out who they are and where their a

Fingerprinting is a way to identify you on the internet and can be very hard to prevent. In this article, we discuss what fingerprinting is, and how to reduce your fingerprint. * What is browser fingerprinting? * What is device fingerprinting? *